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About this property

Beautiful Farmhouse Set In Parkland With Heated Pool. This cottage/gite is in a rural setting.

Detached converted farm buildings in a parkland type setting. Heated swimming pool close to the house. Parents can relax on the covered terrace but can keep an eye on the children directly. Plenty of shaded areas under trees in the grounds.

Building has been completely gutted and built over 3 years and provides the balance of retaining the character of the original buildings but offering all the modern facilities.

Lovely location for a relaxing holiday.

Type

Cottage/Gite

Kitchen and dining

Large kitchen area with a Rangemaster cooker with gas hobs and electric ovens. Nice breakfast bar with a large expandable old french dining table which can easily seat 10 people. Fitted dishwasher, freezer and fridge .

Views from through both sides of the house. Easy to see the swimming pool and chat to people on the terrace whilst being in the kitchen area.

Living rooms

Large open plan lounge which is linked to the kitchen dining area. Freesat channels available through large tv. Sky Sports also available.

French doors give good views over both sides of the farmhouse.

Bedrooms

2 large bedrooms with large en suites that each have a roll top bath and separate showers. King size beds in both.

1 further bedroom with an ensuite containing a shower. King size bed again.

2 further bedrooms each with twin beds and these bedrooms share a shower room, with wcand basin.

Bathrooms

2 en suite bathrooms with roll top baths and separate shower units as well. 1 en suite bathroom with a shower unit, wc and basin.1 separate shower room with wc and basin which is designed to serve the two twin bedrooms.

Heating

Central heating. Hopefully not necessary!

Entertainment

Garden and outside

Large terrace overlooking the pool with a bbq unit at one end. House surrounded by level grass and interspersed with very old lovely shady trees. Good views down the valley and the rolling hills on the other side.

Parking and garages

Outside parking for cars adjacent to the farmhouse.

Visitor suitability

Couples and families. Easy access from outside to downstairs but stairs to get upstairs to the bedrooms.

Facilities

Linen

Private pool

Activities

Antiques/Brocante Market

Name of nearest antiques/brocante market: SimorreDistance: 10 km

Climbing/mountaineering

Distance: 92 km

Cycling

Golf

Name and address of nearest golf course: LombezDistance: 22 km

Mountain biking

Distance: 90 km

Skiing

Name of nearest resort: La MongieDistance: 92 km

About the Owner/Advertiser, Mr Dermot Blastland

Semi retired. Governor at University of West London. Worked in travel all my working life. Friends of ours showed us this area and we acquired a lovely mill house in 2003. In 2010 we moved to this property which was a few kilometres up the road .

Year property purchased

2010

Why this location?

Quiet rural location but with a lot within easy driving distance. Boulangerie is 3 km down the road but our preferred one is in L'Isle En Dodon which is about 10km's away. Toulouse is an hours easy drive away. The Pyrennees are about an hour and a quarter away and offer mountain biking, water rafting, walking and eating in some lovely Spanish restaurants . Nearby Gorge de La Save is a 20 minute drive away .Friends and guests who have stayed with us in the past remarked that although there is a lot within reach they just preferred to sit in the shade and completely relax !

Unique benefits of property

A recently converted traditional farmhouse in rural south-west France set in parkland grounds with a large heated swimming pool.

The property has 3 large kingsize bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and two twin rooms which share a large bathroom. The kitchen is well appointed with a modern range cooker, large fridge/freezer and all the modern appliances. The kitchen is based around an island unit with breakfast bar seating. There is a separate utility room with an additional fridge/freezer as well as a downstairs toilet.

The farmhouse has a large comfortable open plan living area with french doors on to the terrace. The TV has Freesat UK as well as Sky sports. The property also includes wifi and a portable speaker that can be used inside and out.

The property is set on the edge of the hill with good views. The property lies in about a hectare and there are plenty of shaded seating areas in the grounds.

The alarmed pool is within view of the terrace so easy to supervise kids!

The Owner Recommends

Favourite restaurants

1. Canard Gourmand Samatan. Fixed price menu but lovely cooking and friendly but quirky owners Xavier and Nicolas bring their unique style to the place and the food.2. Restaurant Er Occitan, Bossost, Pyrenees, Spain. About and hour and a quarter drive away. We were recommended this restaurant by Laurie who looks after our pool. delightful food and wine. One of the best restaurants we've eaten in. Looks very ordinary from the outside but do not be put off. Nice and relaxed and the lady who looks after the wine is excellent and certainly knows her stuff. And the beauty is it is all very reasonably priced .

Samatan Market

If there was only one market you could visit on your stay it should be this one . Held every monday. It is very French and busy. We go there for our breakfast and then shopping. Love to take our grandchildren there so they can see all the animals .

Toulouse

Great city. Called the Pink City. Well worth a day out . Not worth going through all the attractions of a large city. We'd recommend you park at Blagnac ( Toulouse Airport ) and then get the tram into the centre. Saves all the messing about parking. One attraction for plane lovers is a tour of the Airbus factory which can all be booked online .

La Mongie, Pyrennees

A nice day out . La Mongie is a resort in the Pyrenees .It is the base from which the cable car takes you to the top of the Pic du Midi . You can have a good lunch at the top ( but make sure you book ahead ) . Great views etc . It is also near the Col Du Tourmalet which I believe is the highest climb that the cyclists do on the Tour de France . Friends got up early one morning and did the climb and then freewheeled all the way back . Exhausting !

Bagnerres Du Luchon and mountain biking

Interesting Spa town in the Pyrenees. Can be combined with a visit to the restaurant Er Occitan in Bossost. it's a nice drive over the mountain from Bossost to Bagnerres du Luchon .

You can take your mountain bike up in the bubble car and then cycle down the various routes back down. Great experience. Bikes can be hired there.